We were not as fast as Saturday, as the good group in front, and that’s what we need to work on and understand.” “For two laps I managed to keep him, but the pace that we had today compared to yesterday in qualifying has dropped off significantly. “But I backed off, because I thought I would not be able to do it. “He was too fast in that race, so I had to defend quite hard,” said Ocon. That was underlined by Ocon’s bold defensive driving when he came under attack from Fernando Alonso down the start/finish straight – the Frenchman admitting it was his “only chance” to beat one of the green machines to the chequered flag.
READ MORE: Hamilton offers fresh Mercedes contract update as he prepares for Monday meeting with Wolffīut on race day, Ocon and Gasly had to settle for P8 and P10 respectively, finishing just over a minute away from winner Max Verstappen, with the Red Bulls, Mercedes cars, Aston Martins and Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari all showing superior pace. Esteban Ocon is keeping the positives of Alpine’s recent progress at the forefront of his mind despite the team failing to make the same impression on race day as they did in qualifying at the Spanish Grand Prix.Īfter Ocon’s podium finish in Monaco, Alpine caught the eye again in Barcelona as Pierre Gasly stormed to a top-four grid slot (albeit dropping back to 10th due to penalties for impeding rivals), with Ocon backing him up in seventh despite a compromised final Q3 lap.
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